summer vacation in montana

We just returned home from a long vacation to Montana. It'd been a year since Alden
had seen his Grandma and Grandpa, but it didn't take him long to warm up to them again. Grandma gave him Fruit Loops (or as Alden calls them, "fruit lips") in the mornings, which he's never had before, but I'm sure he'll be asking for every time we visit. Grandpa was also a big hit, and Alden was amazed by his motorized wheelchair.

Tanya, James, cousins Emma, Lydia and Eila were also there for a visit so Alden spent a lot of time chasing the girls and trying to do everything that they could do.

We had a chance to see a new foal and its mother. Alden was a little intimidated at first (Patrick, too), but he finally decided it would be okay to pet it. Both the mother and the baby were very gentle, and were more than happy to let us pet them and scratch behind their ears.

back to the blog

Well, it's been a while since we've made any updates, so here are some highlights and cute pictures from a very busy spring/summer.

Father's Day
Even though the weather didn't cooperate, we spent the afternoon at Emerald Downs to watch some horse racing. They had a ton of events for kids—Alden's favorite was the pony rides. We place a few bets, and Alden cheered his heart out for #6, "Go number six, go number six!" but sadly, we never won.



Painting Outside
Alden received some fun new paintbrushes with different textures/bristles quite a while ago, but we just recently opened them up and gave them a try. He had a blast and painted several "flower" pictures.


A New Hat
Mimi & Papa know how much Alden loves trains so they gave him this adorable conductor's hat. It took some coaxing, but he finally decided that he'd wear it. Now all he needs is a whistle!